- Allograft transplants eliminate the pain and potential infection associated with the second surgical site necessary for autograft procedures.
- It is common for an allograft procedure to reduce patient discomfort and shorten hospital stays, as compared to autograft procedures.
- Large bone grafts, such as a femur for the leg or humerus for the arm, would not be possible without allografts, since such grafts cannot be obtained from the patient’s own body.
- Some bone grafts are osteoinductive, meaning they “signal” the patient’s body to begin making new bone, promoting faster healing and better surgical outcomes.
- Using allografts often reduces the cost of medical care.
- Many of the country’s top surgeons continue to perfect allograft transplantation techniques and expand the possibilities for allograft surgery.
The Benefits of Allografts
The benefits of allograft tissue transplantation are numerous compared to synthetics or autograft tissue (tissue taken from the patient’s own body and transplanted somewhere else). The human body accepts and heals around allograft tissue transplants more readily.